Liquid fuel



' V UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MILTON G. WHITAKER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO U. S. INDUSTRIALALCOHOL (30., A. CORPORATION OF WEST VIRGINIA.

LIQUID FUEL.

No Drawing.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MILTON C. WHITAKER, of New York city, in the countof New York and in the State of New ork, have invented a certain new anduseful Improvement inLiquid Fuel, and do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates in general to fuels designed to be used in anydesired manner, but it has application especially to fuels adapted to beused as a source of power, as for example fuels for burners and motorfuels.

The object of my invention is to provide a fuel containing a lighthydrocarbon, as well as alcohol, and an ingredient adapted to blend thesame or form a solution with the hydrocarbon and alcohol.

A further object of my invention is to provide a fuel of this character,which is of such a nature that only a very small quantity of the thirdingredient is found necessary.

A further object is to provide a fuel of this character which contains alarge percentage of the light hydrocarbon, notwithstanding the smallpercentage of the third ingredient.

A further object of my invention is to provide a fuel of this characterin which the third ingredient is pinene or some product containing thesame.

A further object of my invention is to provide a fuel of this characterin which the third ingredient is a pine oil, that is to say the oilcontaining pinene obtained by distillation of pine wood with live steam.

Further objects of my invention will appear from the detaileddescription thereof contained hereinafter.

While my invention iscapable of being carried out in many differentways, for the purpose of illustration I shall describe only certain waysof carrying out the same herein. I

For example, a fuel made in accordance with 'my invention may becomprised of:

\ 25 c. c. gasolene,

v Specification of Iietters Patent;

Patented Feb. 7, 1922.

Application filed November 22, 1917. Serial No. 203,336.

25 c. c. kerosene,

25 c. c. ethyl alcohol,

14 c. c. pine oil, s. g.-.920 to .940.

As another example of my invention, the fuel may be comprised of:

25 c. c. gasolene,

' 25 c. c. kerosene,

25 c. c. ethyl alcohol,

10 c. c. pine oil, s. g..920 to .940,

It will be understood, however, that I may use other terpenes instead ofthe pine oil hereinabove referred to.

It will be understood, also, that, instead of the gasolene and kerosenereferred to in the above example I may use only gasolene.

While I have described my invention above in detail, I wish it to beunderstood that many changes may be made therein without departing fromthe spirit thereof.

I claim:

1. A fuel consisting mainly of gasolene, kerosene and an alcohol andcontaining a .blending agent comprising a terpene.

2. A fuel consisting mainly of gasolene, kerosene and ethyl alcohol andcontaining a blending agent comprising a terpene.

3. A fuel consisting mainly of gasolene, kerosene and an alcohol andcontaining a relatively small amount of a blending agent comprising aterpene.

4. A fuel consisting mainly of gasolene, kerosene and ethyl alcohol andcontaining a blending agent comprising pinene.

5. A fuel consisting mainly of gasolene, kerosene and alcohol in aboutequal parts and about half a part of pine oil.

6. A fuel consisting mainly of gasolene, kerosene and alcohol andcontaining about half a part of a blending agent comprising a terpene.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand.

MILTON C. WHITAKER.

Witnesses: i

G. R. TRAUTM'AN, M. ARMERDING.

